Sunday's Sound Off

Iím amused by the message in Sound Off regarding George Bush in 2001 who was told there was an al-Qaida cell in America and he chose to do nothing and why. How about Bill Clinton and he knew that Osama bin Laden was in Connecticut visiting his stepmother and he determined it was not his problem in 90 days donít worry about it. How about a big why for that?

THE PATRIOT

Seems to me that Republicans have more invested in the oil companies and that kind of tells me why gas prices are up so that you can blame Obama being that heís the president and a Democrat. Unfortunately all politicians are crooks. But you see whatís going on. Itís obvious. Republicans raise gas prices, we blame it on Democratic president. Boom, we go back to another Bush era.

We just moved in the area from Washington, D.C. and I noticed thereís a new open Italian club in Stowe on Grosstown Road. Is this like the Sons of Italy Foundation that we have? My children miss the education on Italian heritage. Do you have a library? Does anyone there teach classes on heritage and language? Please post some info on your sign and how to get in touch with you. This would be a perfect after school club.

Thereís a growing concern in Pottsgrove School District regarding recess at Ringing Rocks and West Pottsgrove. Ringing Rocks has approximately 150 kindergarteners out at the same time with five aides and West has about 100 children out with five aides. This is entirely too many children per one adult. Are there any regulations? Many children have been coming home with bumps, bruises, cuts and some broken bones. The district needs to hire more help.

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I guess Iím missing the point about the prison system. I think when you mangle or kill somebody, once you cross that doorway youíve lost all your rights. Now they think solitary confinement is bad, thereís no capital punishment, they want clemency. What about the families whose lives were destroyed? No one wants to pay the price after they do something wrong. I had a tough life but I didnít go around beating or shooting people.

Seniors, did you get your annual notice of change of your health insurance for 2013? Did you notice it says if you have a higher income, you may have to pay an additional amount each month directly to the government for your Medicare prescription drug coverage? Itís ridiculous what Obama is doing for us isnít it?

A FRUSTRATED SENIOR

With all the problems going on in the world right now I can hardly believe that our president would sit and talk with David Letterman about his I, I, I, me, me, me when he has practically nothing to brag about at all over the three and half to four years heís been in office.

Remind me why I signed papers for my HIPPA law when I went into my doctorís office so that when I go out even just to pump gas I can hear somebody else making a comment that my doctor made because maybe somebody in that office got onto social media and broadcast the comments that were made. Remind me what the HIPPA law is again. I thought that was privacy of my visit to my doctor.

I wish this person by the name of Rachael would stop calling me. Itís getting to be very aggravating and I know thereís other people being harassed by this automated call. Itís a scam and no one should bother with it and I really donít think they should get our numbers.

Right on to Jonathan Cutilloís letter on Wednesday. Paper money isnít wealth, only a medium of its change. All wealth originates from the earth by mining, farming or harvesting. A chair is more valuable than the wood itís made from only because a man worked on it. Hence, only manufacturing produces wealth. Sorry folks, service jobs while necessary do not produce wealth, they only distribute the wealth that was already created.

Hearing Obamaís speech at the Democratic Convention, he didnít have to be there. He could have rerun the tape from four years ago. The only thing that went forward is the big debt he has our country in. Just look at all the unemployment, foreclosures, short sales along with more homeless. Where are all these college students and service people coming home going to get jobs? The reason we have more crime now is because of unemployment.

I just wanted to thank Attorney Paul Bauer III for completely going out of his way for me and my family. Not only is he the best attorney around but he is one of the most understanding guys I have ever met and is true to his word. It is truly a blessing that I met such a good guy. Thanks for listening.